sekšuvdna

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Norwegian seksjon, ultimately from Latin sectiō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsekːʃuːvtna/

Noun[edit]

sekšuvdna

  1. section, division
  2. department

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, vdn-vnn gradation
Nominative sekšuvdna
Genitive sekšuvnna
Singular Plural
Nominative sekšuvdna sekšuvnnat
Accusative sekšuvnna sekšuvnnaid
Genitive sekšuvnna sekšuvnnaid
Illative sekšuvdnii sekšuvnnaide
Locative sekšuvnnas sekšuvnnain
Comitative sekšuvnnain sekšuvnnaiguin
Essive sekšuvdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sekšuvdnan sekšuvdname sekšuvdnamet
2nd person sekšuvdnat sekšuvdnade sekšuvdnadet
3rd person sekšuvdnas sekšuvdnaska sekšuvdnaset

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland